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The business of live at Vegas’ LDI show, from global trends to espionage
There are few places on Earth where you can see the state of the live light and sound industry quite like Las Vegas’ LDI show. It comes with all the usual trade show trappings, from industrial espionage and theft to insanely expensive booths (and wastebaskets). But it also provides a glimpse into opportunities for individual and DIY artists to earn money, at a time when wide swaths of the creative industries feel like they’re coming unglued. That VJ/live visual or live sound career might be worth a second look. We got an exclusive report on the ground from Colin Keerhuen for CDM.
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With Beam for Max, designing your own lighting instruments is a reality
Light, sound, and visuals finally come together in Max as people imagined. Beam for Max from Showsync is now in the Max Package Manager. And it fully integrates lighting instruments in your Max patches.
The VJ play: InMusic buys ArKaos, live visual developer
From the VJ M&A file: ArKaos, the pioneering developer of live audiovisual tools, has been snapped up by InMusic. That puts this VJ name alongside brands like Akai, Numark, and M-Audio.
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